Eaves-trough hanger



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G. S. DIPPRY.

HAVES TROUGH HANGER.

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IlEuTEn STATES GIDEON S. DIPPRY,

PATENT OEETcEG OF CANTON, OHIO.

EAVES-TROUGH HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of'Letters Patent No. 319,466, dated June 9, 1885.

Application filed March 20, 1885.

To all whom t may concern: Y l

Be it known that I, GrDnoN S. DIPPRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eaves-Trough Hangers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective View of my invention; Fig. 2, aside elevation thereof, and Fig. 3 a det-ail viewof the clamping end of the wire hanger on an enlarged scale.

The present invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in wire hang-` ers for eaves-troughs; and the object thereof is to form a hanger from a single piece of wire twisted throughout its entire length and breadth, and having eyes for attaching it to the eaves, and peculiarly-constructed ends for attaching or securing the trough thereto, as will be hereinafter described, and subsequently pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the trough, of the ordinary construction, supported below the eaves B by my improved hanger, as shown at C. This hanger is constructed of a single piece or strand of Wire, which is doubled upon itself and twisted its entire length and breadth, as shown, to form the shank a and transverse brace b, the shank, when twisted, being left with eyes c, for the nails or other fastening used in securing it to the eaves. After the shank of the hanger has been formed the remaining portions oi' the wire strands are brought in opposite direction horizontally. The wire strand forming the outer portion of the transverse brace bis bent double to form a hook, d, to catch under the bead e of the trough A. This being done, the strand of wire is doubled and twisted along the entire length of the brace, one of the eX- (No model.)

tremities of the wire strands being bent in a downward direction at right angles to the brace, as shown at f, to embrace the outer side of the trough, and thence up, as at g, and over the edge thereof, as shown at h, terminating in a spur, t', which passes through the metal of the trough. As the parts f g 7L embrace the sides of the trough A, and the spur perforates the same, a perfect and reliable fastening is provided which is both cheap and durable.

In place of the spur c', I may provide independent means for serving the saine purposeviz., forming the spur on the end of a bar, D, as shown at le. This bar acts as a lever, and is bent to hook over the end Z of one of the wire strands, which forms a fulcrum for the lever. After the hanger is connected to the trough the lever or bar D is brought down horizontally, as shown in full lines, when the spur 7c will Vperforate and enter the metal of the trough and fasten the hanger thereto.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An eaves-trough hanger formed of twisted wire, and consisting of a shank and transverse brace, one end thereof being bent, as shown at f g h, to embrace the edge of the trough, and a spur for fastening the bent end of the brace thereto, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. An eaves-trough hanger formed from a singlepiece of twisted wire,.and having ashank with eyes and a transverse brace terminating at one end in a hook and at the other end bent, as shown and described, its extremity terminating in a spur, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

GIDEON S. DIPPRY.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH MCGUIRE, L. WEEKMAN. 

